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I have a new 110SSS Reef Octopus in a new system (3 small fish in a 38 gallon system), skimmer is in 7.5" of water (7-8" is the recommended level).
Running 20 days.
Still spewing micro bubbles into the DT, pretty large amount too. I could imagine they have decreased over time, but I can also imagine it's about the same. Subjective, hard to say.
Two questions:
1. Why the bubbles?
2. Break in period... What is it? I've read "biofilms". Same folks say "wash skimmer with vinegar regularly"... okay... so there goes the biofilm and thus every time you clean your skimmer you have to break it in again? This stuff is voodoo. Is there some solid answer that we can believe in? I'm pretty skeptical that the break in period is real. I think I have a bubble problem I need to fix and time won't do it... but trying to figure out.
Thanks in advance
Running 20 days.
Still spewing micro bubbles into the DT, pretty large amount too. I could imagine they have decreased over time, but I can also imagine it's about the same. Subjective, hard to say.
Two questions:
1. Why the bubbles?
2. Break in period... What is it? I've read "biofilms". Same folks say "wash skimmer with vinegar regularly"... okay... so there goes the biofilm and thus every time you clean your skimmer you have to break it in again? This stuff is voodoo. Is there some solid answer that we can believe in? I'm pretty skeptical that the break in period is real. I think I have a bubble problem I need to fix and time won't do it... but trying to figure out.
Thanks in advance